Meaning of -os | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having something"; sometimes referred to as ornative.
   morpheme
2. Added to a verb to form an adjective expressing the permanent quality originating from the action. Several of the derived adjectives are also used as nouns.
   morpheme
3. Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having something, a quality"; sometimes referred to as ornative.
   morpheme
4. Added to a noun to form a noun, for example an occupation or a collective noun.
   morpheme
5. Added to a noun to form an occupation or a collective noun.
   morpheme
6. Added to a cardinal number to form a digit or figure, cf. the relevant template.
   morpheme
7. Added to an ordinal number to form a digit or figure, cf. the relevant template.
   morpheme
8. Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing repetitive action. No longer productive in this sense.
   frequentative, morpheme, suffix

Equivalents

Examples

“kar (“arm”) + -os → karos (“something with an arm”), for example karosszék (“armchair, a chair with an arm”)”

“asztal (“table”) + -os → asztalos (“carpenter”)”

“akác (“acacia”) + -os → akácos (“acacia grove”)”

“hat (“six”) + -os → hatos (“the digit or figure six”)”

“fut (“to run”) + -os → futos (“to run back and forth”) (dated, modern version futkos)”

“böjt (“fasting”) + -ös → böjtös (“typical/characteristic of food eaten during fasting”)”

“bőrönd (“suitcase”) + -ös → bőröndös (“a person who repairs suitcases”)”

“gyümölcs (“fruit”) + -ös → gyümölcsös (“orchard”)”

“öt (“five”) + -ös → ötös (“the digit or figure 5”)”

“tud (“to know”) + -ós → tudós (“scholar”)”

“ismer (“to know”) + -ős → ismerős (“acquaintance”)”

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